What color is #ABB8E7?

#ABB8E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB8E7?

The RGB value is 171, 184, 231: 171 red, 184 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB8E7?

The complementary color is #E7DAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB8E7 color

#ABB8E7 rgb(171, 184, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABB8E7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.2% green and 90.6% blue (171, 184, 231).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#ABB8E7 color codes

HEX	`#ABB8E7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.27, 5.75, -24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.27, 25.58, 282.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.355, 48.707, 82.44)`
Decimal	`11253991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB8E7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ABB8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ABB8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb8e7; }
.text { color: #abb8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb8e7, #bcabe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #ABB8E7?: #ABB8E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB8E7?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 231: 171 red, 184 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB8E7?: The complementary color is #E7DAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.